A sweet maker wearing a face mask makes a special sweet called Ma'amoul for the holy month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, on May 13, 2020. A new COVID-19 infection was recorded in Syria on Wednesday, bringing the total number in the country to 48, the health ministry said in a statement. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
DAMASCUS, May 13 (Xinhua) -- A new COVID-19 infection was recorded in Syria on Wednesday, bringing the total number in the country to 48, the health ministry said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Syria has so far recorded 29 recoveries and three deaths from COVID-19, according to the ministry statement.
The first COVID-19 infection was reported in Syria on March 22 while the first death was on March 29.
Earlier this month, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned of a real catastrophe in case of an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in Syria.
Source: Xinhua| 2020-05-14 04:37:40|Editor: huaxia
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